- Date
- September 17, 1982, 20:15 local (Sep 18, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bucyrus, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5117ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820917047419A
- Case key
- 70072
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Student pilot made landing and aircraft veered left off runway. Pilot made go-around during which he collided with a fence but continued flight. During later landing left landing gear collapsed. ELT was activated by fence. Left tire was found to have a flat spot on it.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5117E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271719
- Airframe hours
- 569
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen A. Auchard
- Registered owner
- At Lease Fly Inc.
- Departed
- 17G · Bucyrus, OH
- Destination
- 17G · Bucyrus, OH
- Airport
- 17G · Port Bucyrus, runway 22, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 24 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.